l'utilisation de nouvaux materiaux aux caracteristiques mecaniques elevtes et le perfectionement continu des methodes de calcu1,incitent les constructeur a edifier des structures de plus cn plus elancees , de ce fait le probleme du flambement prend une importance sans cesse accrue. la prtsente etude se rapporte a etablir les equations intrinseques d'une poutre droite a section constan...

BACKGROUND Little research into non-western women's prenatal care utilisation in industrialised western countries has taken generational differences into account. In this study we examined non-western women's prenatal care utilisation and its explanatory factors according to generational status. METHODS Data from 3300 women participating in a prospective cohort of primary midwifery care clien...

BACKGROUND Though ageing is not a disease, it has been associated with the occurrence of conditions which require health service utilisation. Ghana's population is characterised by a steady growth in the number of older adults and previous studies have noted limited levels regarding utilisation by older persons. METHODS Thus, this study utilised a qualitative approach to explore older persons...

Mental health problems among adolescents have become a major public health issue, and it is therefore important to increase knowledge on the contextual determinants of adolescent mental health. One such determinant is the socioeconomic structure of the neighbourhood. The present study has two central objectives, (i) to examine if neighbourhood socioeconomic deprivation is associated to individu...

Implications for practice and research: Utilisation of continuous femoral nerve blockade (FNB) following knee replacement surgery can provide superior pain relief and fewer side effects, compared to traditional patient-controlled opioid analgesia. Further research is needed to compare the effectiveness of FNB to other pain management strategies, such as local anaesthetic infiltration and multim...

The supply logistics of energy biomasses generally involves a complex system chains, which aim to achieve timely and cost-efficient feedstock deliveries biomass demand points. performance chains is often examined in case studies where spatial data about sources transportation networks are deployed varying resolutions different geographical extents. In this paper, we have reviewed 94 publication...